PENARTH CANDIDATE NEW CHAIR OF PLAID CYMRU

Dafydd Trystan elected at annual conference

Dafydd (right) with Cardiff South and Penarth UK parliament candidate, Ben Foday

Plaid Cymru’s Assembly candidate for Cardiff South and Penarth, Dafydd Trystan Davies, has been elected to chair Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales.

He won the support of party members at the annual conference, which was held this year in Aberystwyth.

A Higher Education Registrar, he is a former university lecturer and Chief Executive of Plaid Cymru. Before his election as chair, he was the party’s national treasurer.

Dr Davies, who lives in Cardiff with his wife, Lisa, was educated at Ysgol Rhydfelen and Aberystwyth University, where he gained a first class honours degree in international politics and was awarded a PhD for his thesis on the Welsh Economy and Globalisation.

He said: “I’m delighted to have been elected chair of Plaid Cymru, and my aim is to build on the strong foundations left by my predecessor, Helen Mary Jones.

"I have a very important role to play as a voice for members in the party, bringing together the volunteers across the country and linking them to our elected members and professional staff.

“I am keen to engage with our young members, to ensure a higher percentage of women candidates and to attract people from all backgrounds to The Party of Wales. I want to hear from those who are interested in contributing to Plaid Cymru, whether or not they are party members."

A keen environmentalist, he chairs the prize-winning social enterprise, Cycle Training Wales. He is also a director of the recycling charity, Too Good To Waste, and a board member of the sustainable transport body, Sustrans Cymru.

A keen marathon and half-marathon runner, he was a marshal for this year’s Cardiff Half-Marathon.
Anyone wishing to get in touch with Dafydd can contact him on dafyddtrystan@yahoo.co.uk or on 07966 705890. You can follow him on Twitter @dafyddtrystan.